Our road conditions are the main cause, deep potholes and the dreaded speed humps all over the place. I live abroad and (up until recently) came over on a regular basis to visit the family in Brecon (Wales). I can only say that British roads are, in general, absolutely appauling. It's not just the ...

Why would a KPH speedometer be a big deal for the MOT? It's hardly a safety issue. Plus, if you get the numbers mixed up you'd be going slower. An MPH speedo would be a bigger problem on the continent.

I know for a fact that here in the Netherlands a MPH speedo is not a fail on an imported car.

Firstly, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder". Some go for first gen, some for second. Nothing wrong there. As far as the technical side is concerned, pretty much the same as above. A Well looked after 1st gen can be every bit as good as the last car that came off the line in 2002. Just try and te...

Of course at J6 on the M6 (Gravelly Hill or Spaghetti Junction) it is a local sport to close up in lane one to force late lane changers to continue on the motorway. But that's Birmingham... :head: I'm from Birmingham and saw Spagehtti Junction being built. People have been doing that since it opene...

I must have looked at dozens of Z3's during my search for a nice one, only 2 were offered with a hard top and they were ropey cars anyway. Then you have to look for one in the right colour that hasn't faded, source out a fitting kit with all the bits coz they all miss something, usually the mounting...

Hi Guy's (and gal's), So, Saturday i had a 150 mile round trip to get the hard top fitted. First the fitting kit That took ages, there's just enough room for an infants fingers. Anyway, all in all it was an hours worth of fun!! On the way back the roof got the ultimate test when i got a massive down...

Hi Robert, Yeah, a Brit in Holland. Actually just took on Dutch nationality coz after 40 years over here I just can't wait to see how the Brexit pans out. It is funny about the lights, sort of a tombola really, which ones were fitted. Oh Well, at least the stickers were right. So now I know what lam...

the only reason I'm fitting them is because the top is very close to the body by the doors but too high at the back so by lifting the front it should allow the back to be dropped a bit without the door area peterz3 That doesn't sound right. According to the official "First Fitting Installation" man...

The only spacers needed are the "mounting gauges" that set the height at the back of the hardtop. Part number 54 21 9 408 881, 6.2 mm thick and pre-formed for the bodywork. You go for a gap between the spacers and the roof of 0.2 mm. The only problem with the oem spacers is that once you've set ever...

Hi Guys, To make my softtop last longer i've bought a hardtop, a lovely looking Cosmosschwartz one. I gets fitted on Saturday, but i'm not sure if the mounting gauges to position the height at rear of the roof (part nr 54219408881) are present. Does anybody know what the dimensions are of these spac...

Well, i promised a couple of photo's........... This is headlight glass with HB4 embossed on it.. https://i.imgur.com/7oI8MxA.jpg And this is what the sticker had printed on it (it was the real situation).. https://i.imgur.com/Uh1KX4o.jpg I'd seen the sticker before but thought it was just a referen...

Robert, The fitting is brown and about 25 -30% larger in diameter. It takes a standard 2 prong H7 bulb and the fitting goes in the headlamp unit in the same way as the HB4 (quarter turn so the fitting points down). I've been checking out a number of Owner manuals on the web and the German one says H...

Hi, I suppose anything is possible, certainly with the all the other changes they made around 99/00. I also just checked the new TIS (in German) and i found out BMW used H1, H7 and HB4 lamps for European models so i suppose it was just the luck of the draw which fitting and lamp was used. Apparently...

Hi guys, This is about my 1.9i 2000 Z3 As it's getting darker earlier i reckoned it was time to go for brighter lamps as an upgrade. I checked the manual for bulb types, checked 3 forums for bulb types and checked the headlamp lenses for bulb types. HB4 and HB3 everytime. I went for Osram Nightbreak...

Hiya, I've got a question about the power steering in the Z3. I hope no one takes offence, but is it really as bad as i think it is or is just me? My first car with power steering was a Rover SD1 3500 back in the 70's, then a load of cars without it, and now my last 4 cars with it. Basically, none o...

Oh, man, you really need to get rid of that drone. That could do some serious ear damage. Even my speakers didn't like it, neither did the cat and lots of small loose objects in the room began to vibrate.

I know it shows a bike fairing, but it's the process........... http://i521.photobucket.com/albums/w334/Wingerdave/038.jpg http://i521.photobucket.com/albums/w334/Wingerdave/042.jpg http://i521.photobucket.com/albums/w334/Wingerdave/041.jpg I completely resprayed my Goldwing a few years back with (w...

To be honest, looking at the prices these cars command on the continent, it's not really exhorbitant. My 1.9, 2000, cost 9250 Euro in The Netherlands, which is a the going price for an almost immaculate example. Perfect paint, 90K miles, few extra's. Hard tops run at about 1000 euro's extra. The thi...